About the Section
Explorer Scouts are young people, usually aged between 14 and 18
years old. They make up the fourth Section of the Scouting family.
There are many types of Explorer Scout Units, some may be linked to
your local Scout Group, others may be based around different
activities.
Not all Units meet each week, because you will often be out and
about at weekends or in the holidays doing activities. There will
be times when you will be busy doing other things such as exams,
and being an Explorer Scout will have to fit around these.
As an Explorer Scout, you will get the chance to work with other
Explorer Scouts in your District, not just your Unit. By doing
this, you will get the chance to do many more actvities, not just
the ones your Unit organises.
Annual Review 2010-11
I am proud to have become ACC Explorer Scouts for Cheshire
this year; it is a truly exciting and adventurous section!
More Explorer Scouts than ever gained their
Platinum, Diamond and Duke of Edinburgh's awards and the section
grew by 7% in the last year to 863 (That's 57 more young people
taking up the adventure of Scouting).
This fantastic achievement can only be down to the high
quality programme of activities and international expeditions
delivered by the dedicated team of Explorer Scout Leaders around
the County.
The great thing about this section is that it encourages
the Explorer Scouts themselves to decide what they want to do and
where they want to go, the opportunities are
endless!Highlights of County events this year
were:-
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Chamboree 2010, Cheshire's
International Jamboree saw over 400 Explorer Scouts enjoying
a huge range of activities including segways, dragon boating,
climbing and much more!
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Speaker's Reception,
Explorer Scouts visited the Houses of Parliament and were
hosted by their MP's and Mr Speaker himself behind the scenes at
Westminster.
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Halloween Camp,
Explorer Scouts and Network came together again for their
annual joint camp over the Halloween weekend at Forest
Camp
A couple of events not to be missed this year:-
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World Scout Jamboree, over
50 Explorer Scouts will be attending the World Scout Jamboree being
held in Sweden this summer.http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se
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Tattonbury, A fresh
new event exclusively for Cheshire Explorer Scouts, an open-air
music festival showcasing local unsigned talent and established
contemporary bands at Tatton Park coming up this
July.http://tattonbury.co.uk
Hannah Lapworth
Assistant County Commissioner (Explorer
Scouts)